Weak guidance modal cutoff analysis of a waveguide having a core cross section bounded by nonconcentric circles

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-184

  Singh, U K ^a   Khastgir, P ^a   Singh, O N ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Annular waveguide; Bipolar coordinates; Fiber optics; Modal cutoff conditions

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FIBER OPTICS; MODAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

ANNULAR WAVEGUIDES; BIPOLAR COORDINATES; MODAL CUTOFF CONDITIONS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0031166788     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2760(19970620)15:3<179::AID-MOP17>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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